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Rules

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golf tournament

(Updated 6/26/2024)

1. Registration fees are non-refundable except as stated below.

2. Your registration fee is a voluntary donation to Blue Springs Soccer Academy.

3. Registration is not complete until full payment is received.

4. Participants may register as a team ($400 per team) and full payment must be made no later than July 19, 2024. Online registration closes one day before the tournament. If you miss the online registration but would like to play in the tournament, please contact us.

5. The playing format is a team scramble (4-players per team required); USGA rules otherwise apply to this scramble format; no mulligans, no strings, no cheating; and no gimmies----i.e., the ball must be putted into the hole; any disputes will be resolved by the Tournament Director. There are no holes, contests, purchases, etc. permitting teams to alter their actual score.

6. TIE-BREAKER: If there are two or more teams tied for a prize-winning place, each team will select one player to compete in a putt-off tie breaker on the practice putting green or on hole 18 green; the Tournament Director will select a spot on the green and designate a hole and the order of play, and the selected players from the tied teams will get one putt each; the single putt that is closest to the hole wins; the Tournament Director's measurements and decisions are final. If all players make the putt, a new spot will be selected and the tie-breaker process will repeat until a winner is determined.

7. PRIZE MONEY (first place through fourth place): Unless a "Challenge" is made pursuant to paragraph 9 below, the first place team will receive $1,200; the second place team will receive $800; the third place team will receive $600; and the fourth place team will receive $400. Prize money will be paid to the Team Captain, who is responsible for distributing to team members.

8. ADDITIONAL PRIZE MONEY (fifth place through last place): If one Par Sponsorship is collected, the fifth place team will receive $200. If multiple Par Sponsorships are collected, the fifth place team will receive $200, the sixth place team will receive $200, and so forth, until all Par Sponsorship prize money is exhausted. If all teams (fifth place through last place) receive $200 in prize money, any remaining Par Sponsorship prize money will go towards BSSA scholarships. Prize money will be paid to the Team Captain, who is responsible for distributing to team members.

9. PLAYOFF CHALLENGE: After scorecards are submitted and final standings have been determined, but before prize money has been distributed, the second place team may "Challenge" the first place team to a winner-takes-all, single hole playoff. Only the second place team will have the option to challenge. If the second place team declines, the tournament ends and prize money will be distributed according to paragraphs 7-8.

What happens if a challenge is made? If the second place team challenges the first place team, the prize money for first and second place will be pooled into a single $2,000 prize to be awarded to the playoff winner. The playoff loser will receive $0 in prize money. All other prize money (third place through last place) remains unchanged by a playoff.

How does the playoff work? Both teams will re-play hole 18 in a single hole playoff. The lowest score on playoff hole 18 wins. If the two teams are tied after playoff hole 18, the tie-breaker rules in paragraph 6 above will apply.

10. If weather or other issue does not permit any holes to be played, there will be no winning team, no prize money awarded, and each team who paid in full will receive a full refund; if weather permits some golf to be played but prevents the tournament from being completed, there will be no winning team, no prize money awarded, and no refunds will be provided.

11. All participants must follow the rules and policies of Blue Springs Golf Club. If any golfers or teams fail to follow the applicable policies, including pace-of-play, their round of golf will be forfeited and the team will be disqualified from the tournament without refund.

12. Golfers must be at least 18 years old to participate.

13. Don't be a jerk and don't cheat; the purpose of this golf tournament is to raise money for Blue Springs Soccer Academy and to have fun.